The deer population in North Carolina is about 1.1 million. 'We have robust deer herds in most areas of the state,' said Evin Stanford, the state deer biologist for the N.C. Wildlife Commission.

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Deer hunting gets into full swing Monday with the start of the all-weapons season, meaning rifles will be allowed in the woods through the middle of December.

The season is likely to be busiest from Thanksgiving Day through the Sunday following the holiday as hunters take time off work to get into the woods.

Chances of bagging a deer in the mountains are about the same this year as they were last year. Some areas of North Carolina last year lost up to 70 percent of the deer population from hemorrhagic disease, which can kill an animal within 24 to 48 hours in some cases. ...